Football

Illinois football playoff Round 1 has a few surprises

By Paul Katula •
Round 1 of the Illinois high school football playoffs featured a limited number of surprises, but we've got coverage, mostly provided by local newspapers, of all six of those surprise games.

Students at suburban schools can defy stereotypes

By Paul Katula •
Earlier this month, three high schools in suburban Chicago elected Homecoming courts led by individuals who don't fit the typical "football-player, cheerleader" stereotype.

Freedom of speech, religion in cheerleading sign

By Paul Katula •
A Texas high school cheerleading group is using religious sayings and texts to inspire their team, and a court is allowing it temporarily while it considers both sides of the First-Amendment debate.

Upset: Minooka 45, Plainfield Central 14

By Paul Katula •
A football game finished upside-down in terms of how our predictive stats said it should finish, and Chicago teachers and teachers everywhere need to learn a little something from this football game.

IHSA acted correctly by not granting strike waiver

By Paul Katula •
The IHSA denied a waiver of its by-laws to Chicago Public Schools during their current teachers' strike. Teams cannot compete, although practices can continue under certain conditions.

Chicago students have contingencies if teachers strike

By Paul Katula •
Chicago Public Schools teachers may be on strike by Monday, leaving many students, student-athletes, and school officials wondering what they'll do to keep up with the demands of school life, which don't wait for a teachers strike to end.